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- Title
Pre-Primary Education of Roma Children in Serbia: Barriers and Possibilities.
- Authors
MACURA-MILOVANOVIĆ, SUNČICA
- Abstract
In Serbia, as in the other countries of the Western Balkans and South-Eastern Europe, the most disadvantaged communities belong to the Roma minority. The present paper demonstrates the conditions of Roma preschool children in Serbia: primarily their early education, but also habitation and health in Roma settlements. The data highlight the under-representation of Roma children in pre-primary education, although their growing up in extremely deprived settlements would suggest a need for their earliest possible inclusion in pre-primary services. The paper analyses the following barriers to the access of Roma children to the system of pre-primary education: the poverty of Roma families; discrimination and prejudice towards Roma; the lack of intercultural provision; insufficient inter-sectorial cooperation; the underdeveloped network of preschool institutions; and the absence of kindergartens in Roma settlements. In addition, possible ways to increase the coverage of Roma children in pre-primary education are discussed. As a transitory solution, the paper proposes comprehensive community-based programmes that could contribute to the education, care, health and overall development of young Roma children before their inclusion in desegregated programmes in preschool institutions.
- Subjects
SERBIA &; Montenegro; PRESCHOOL children; PRESCHOOL education; EDUCATION of Romanies; COMMUNITY-based programs; RIGHT to education
- Publication
CEPS Journal, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 2, p9
- ISSN
1855-9719
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26529/cepsj.237